''Vescoa'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Megalopygidae The flannel moths or crinkled flannel moths (scientific name Megalopygidae) are a family of insects. Distribution and habitat There is only one species of Megalopyge in the eastern United States, although there are several throughout the Neotro ...

. It contains only one species, ''Vescoa ma'', which is found in

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. The

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is about 15 mm. The forewings are dark grey, with all the veins, the fringe, and inner margin narrowly white. The hindwings are white with grey streaks between the veins outwardly.Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. - Notes on Megalopygidae

References

* Megalopygidae Megalopygidae genera {{Zygaenoidea-stub